1) The Irish Family Name of the Week is: McCullough
2) National Archives Genealogy Fair
3) The Book of the Month is: County Antrim and Belfast Genealogy
4) Oscar Winner: Daniel Day Lewis in County ——-
5) Irish Singalong from the 1800’s
6) DNA convicts the Irish of invasion
7) Irish Video of the Day: Irish Bull

Book of the Month:
County Antrim and Belfast Genealogy and Family History Noteshttp://www.irishroots.com/id4527.htm
This book is from the Irish Families project and covers County Antrim.
The first book in the series is the Book of Irish Families, great and small,
which also includes history of families in County Antrim.
Here is the contents page from Co. Antrim and Belfast genealogy book

C o n t e n t s

List of Books, ISBN data………………………….
Illustration from an earlier work………………..

P a r t T w o
The complete existing returns from the ‘census’ of 1659, showing
the methods of spelling family names and place names at that
time in history…..

P a r t T h r e e
Coats of Arms and Genealogical Notes.
Arms connected in some way to the county, as taken from the
Irish Book of Arms. The original listings provide specific locations
for families, and clues for future research……………………..

P a r t F o u r
Finding Locations……………………………….
County Map………………………………………
Index of Place Names, ancient & modern. A sampling of place
names to assist in finding locations in the county, as taken from
the Master Book of Irish Placenames………………………..

Index

The introduction also gives the following families as among
those in Antrim and Belfast:The birth index of Ireland finds the following families
most numerous in County Antrim: (Possible variant spellings after
each name have been added) :

( end of book extract )
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Coming Up: Video of the Irish Bull on Rampage in Mayo Supermarket
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Thanks to all of our members – without you these
podcasts would not be possible – !
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Irish Family Name of the Day:
McCullough

Todays family history in honor of member: Marcia Sue Patrick of Houston, TX
Searching For: Willam Jackson McCullough-born in Armagh 1828 and
Mary Jane Duncan-born in Armagh 1828. Married in New York in 1848
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Varient Spelling Groups: #1289…
(Taken from the Master Guide to the Various Spellings
of Irish Family Names) http://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm

History of the Name
Most of the name of McCullough etc.., are of Scots origin, being
found mainly in the province of Ulster in Ireland. Some Irish families
of the name of Mac Cu Uladh, are also said to have adopted the name.
Families of the name of Cullow and MacCullow are traditionally
linked to Co. Tyrone, centered near Gortin in that county.

1) Not Found in the Irish Book of Arms
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
Irish proven invaders in Scotland
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1) Co. Tyrone Genealogy and Family History Notes
2) 1659 Census of Ireland
3) The Families of County Clare, Ireland
4) several listings in Co. Antrim Genealogy and Family History Notes.
5) Surnames of Ireland by Neafsey
6) Cullough and McCullough- Missouri Irish
7) Mac, Mc, and O, names in 17th-20th century records.
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Websites of the Week:

1) http://mcculloughgenealogy.net/?page_id=6
Links to McCullough Resources
According to McCullough web page Did You Know:
There are 88,799 MCCULLOUGH’s in the US and
McCullough is the 739th most common name… US Census Bureau

About Your Host
A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published author
his field including numerous hard bound books; guides;
newsletters; podcasts; videos and hundreds of articles.
Today, he hosts the first weekly broadcast on Irish Family
History at www.Irishroots.com

The founder of the Irish Roots Cafe, he also publishes
great works of history, including ‘The Annals of Ireland by
the Four Masters’; and Keatings ‘History of Ireland’.

He recently completed the Irish Families Project,
a 34 book set on Irish Family History, published by the Irish
Genealogical Foundation.
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